Can η-Lyrids be seen in United Kingdom?
London, England, capital of United Kingdom.
We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.
η-Lyrids(ELY) meteor shower will be active from Sunday, May 3 2020 until Thursday, May 14 2020. Its peak day is Friday, May 8 2020, according to information published by the International Meteor Organization. For more information, check out the meteor shower calendar 2020.
Position of η-Lyrids
η-Lyrids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=287°, delta=+44°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 3 meteors per hour.
The visibility of a meteor shower depends on several factors: geographic coordinates of observer and elevation, time of the day, city lights pollution, the weather and the terrain. For reference, we have calculated the position (elevation / azimuth) of η-Lyrids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Friday, May 8 2020, for the following cities in United Kingdom.
| City | Time | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 00:00 | 02:00 | 04:00 | 06:00 | 08:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 | 14:00 | 16:00 | 18:00 | 20:00 | 22:00 | |||||||||||||
| Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | |
| London, England | 41° | 67° | 59° | 86° | 77° | 119° | 78° | 238° | 60° | 274° | 42° | 292° | 26° | 310° | 13° | 328° | 6° | 349° | 6° | 11° | 13° | 31° | 25° | 50° |
| Manchester, England | 40° | 67° | 58° | 87° | 75° | 121° | 78° | 225° | 61° | 268° | 44° | 289° | 28° | 307° | 16° | 327° | 9° | 347° | 8° | 9° | 14° | 30° | 26° | 50° |
| Birmingham, England | 40° | 67° | 58° | 86° | 76° | 119° | 78° | 229° | 61° | 270° | 43° | 290° | 27° | 308° | 15° | 327° | 8° | 348° | 7° | 9° | 13° | 30° | 25° | 49° |
| Liverpool, England | 40° | 67° | 57° | 86° | 75° | 120° | 78° | 223° | 62° | 268° | 44° | 289° | 28° | 307° | 16° | 326° | 9° | 347° | 8° | 9° | 14° | 30° | 25° | 49° |
| Cardiff, Wales | 39° | 65° | 57° | 83° | 75° | 113° | 79° | 229° | 62° | 271° | 43° | 290° | 27° | 308° | 14° | 326° | 7° | 347° | 6° | 8° | 12° | 29° | 24° | 48° |
| Swansea, Wales | 39° | 65° | 56° | 83° | 75° | 112° | 80° | 227° | 62° | 270° | 44° | 290° | 28° | 307° | 15° | 326° | 7° | 346° | 6° | 8° | 12° | 29° | 24° | 48° |
| Newport, Wales | 39° | 65° | 57° | 84° | 75° | 114° | 79° | 230° | 62° | 271° | 43° | 290° | 27° | 308° | 14° | 326° | 7° | 347° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 29° | 24° | 48° |
| Wrexham, Wales | 40° | 66° | 57° | 86° | 75° | 119° | 78° | 224° | 62° | 268° | 44° | 289° | 28° | 307° | 16° | 326° | 8° | 347° | 8° | 9° | 14° | 30° | 25° | 49° |
| Glasgow, Scotland | 40° | 68° | 57° | 89° | 73° | 125° | 77° | 213° | 62° | 262° | 45° | 286° | 30° | 305° | 18° | 325° | 11° | 346° | 10° | 8° | 16° | 29° | 26° | 49° |
| Edinburgh, Scotland | 41° | 69° | 57° | 90° | 73° | 127° | 76° | 215° | 61° | 263° | 45° | 286° | 30° | 306° | 18° | 325° | 11° | 347° | 10° | 8° | 16° | 30° | 27° | 50° |
| Aberdeen, Scotland | 42° | 70° | 58° | 93° | 73° | 132° | 75° | 216° | 61° | 262° | 45° | 286° | 30° | 306° | 19° | 326° | 12° | 347° | 12° | 9° | 17° | 31° | 28° | 51° |
| Dundee, Scotland | 41° | 69° | 57° | 91° | 73° | 128° | 76° | 215° | 61° | 262° | 45° | 286° | 30° | 306° | 18° | 326° | 12° | 347° | 11° | 9° | 16° | 30° | 27° | 50° |
| Belfast, Northern Ireland | 39° | 66° | 56° | 86° | 72° | 118° | 78° | 211° | 63° | 263° | 46° | 286° | 30° | 305° | 18° | 324° | 10° | 345° | 9° | 6° | 14° | 28° | 25° | 48° |
| Derry, Northern Ireland | 38° | 65° | 55° | 85° | 72° | 117° | 78° | 205° | 64° | 261° | 47° | 284° | 31° | 304° | 19° | 323° | 11° | 344° | 9° | 5° | 14° | 27° | 24° | 47° |
| Lisburn, Northern Ireland | 39° | 66° | 55° | 86° | 72° | 118° | 78° | 210° | 63° | 263° | 46° | 286° | 30° | 305° | 18° | 324° | 10° | 345° | 9° | 6° | 14° | 28° | 25° | 48° |
| Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland | 39° | 66° | 56° | 86° | 72° | 118° | 78° | 210° | 63° | 263° | 46° | 286° | 30° | 305° | 18° | 324° | 10° | 345° | 9° | 6° | 14° | 28° | 25° | 48° |
The Sky and Stars in United Kingdom
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from London, England, United Kingdom during its peak day starting at 00:00.
You may adjust the speed of the simulator backward or forward to see the movement of the radiant over the horizon.